Federalism

Which is delegated to the national government?

• taxing citizens

• establishing courts

• conducting elections

• coining money

Which statement describes a similarity between the state and the federal governments under the U.S. Constitution?

• Both levels of government allow for the election of judges.

• Both levels of government have the power to ratify treaties.

• both levels of government allow for the collection of taxes.

• Both levels of government have the power to appoint ambassadors.

the final amendment in the Bill of Rights, it states: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."

• 9

• 10

• 5

• 27

Supremacy Clause

• powers shared by the national, state, and/or local government

• the powers specifically named and assigned to the federal government or prohibited to be exercised by the states under the U.S. Constitution

• the clause that states that the U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land, and that national laws are supreme over state laws, found in Article VI (six)

• a system of government in which power is divided and shared between national, state, and local government

the USA uses this system of government

• federal

• confederal

• parliamentary

• unitary

reserved powers:

powers that are not granted to the federal government that belong to (are reserved for) the _________ and the _______

• states and people

• people and government

• leaders and citizens

• locals and federal

What adjective describes the distribution of power in a federal system ?

• selfish

• shared

• non existent

• unrealistic